JOEY BARTON SAYS the FA should be ‘ashamed of themselves’ for only giving Chelsea captain John Terry a four-game ban for racial abuse.
The former England captain was also fined 220,000 pounds, but has the option to appeal all the punishments given to him by English football’s governing body.
However, Marseille midfielder Barton feels infuriated by the decision as he believes the 31-year-old has gotten off lightly for his slur against QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, considering the reprimands given to Liverpool striker Luis Suarez last season, and his own 12-game ban for violent conduct against Manchester City last season.
Barton wrote on Twitter: “4 games? A years (sic) worth of investigation, a four day FA hearing and only a 4 game ban? Suarez got 8 didn’t he?
“Well I think that proves a lot. What an absolute farce. 12 games for violent conduct and only 4 for that. FA should be embarrassed.
“Ah well at least it’s over and the people involved can move on with their careers. I was expecting at least a public execution after a year.”
The midfielder is incensed that he got a more severe punishment after lashing out at several Manchester City players on the final day of last season.
He added: “12 games!!! By the FA’s perverse reckoning, I’d of got less of a ban for racially abusing the Man City players than tickling them as I did. In what circumstance can that be right?
“I’m not complaining because without the ban I might not be playing for Olympique d’Marseille. Every cloud and all that.
“Had a vivid dream last night involving Terry, a roaring crowd and a firing squad. Ah, not the turnout I expected.”
Outrageously misleading headline. Hodgson didn’t say what it suggests he said at all.
The journal is turning into a sun/star styled mashup. where did it all go wrong?
Suarez was brilliant in the last World Cup and in the Copa America. He should be alright in this one too.
Especially his fingertip save ….
headline misleasding, uruguay have a good squad though I disagree with woy there..cavani, gaston ramirez, godin and gimenez the two athletico defenders and christian rodriguez who have just won la liga and are in the champions league final and diego forlan is still a great finisher even with his age, they have quality in attack and defence.. personally i think england wont have the quality to beat them
You’re dead right Paddy. You didn’t even mention Walter Gargano or Edigo Arevalo Ríos in midfield or Maxi Peirera, Martín Cáceres or Alvaro Peirera on the flanks. Uruguay will be very difficult to beat and will play in a style very similar to Atletico. At 25/1 to win the World Cup they’re a decent outside bet.
Only RVP scored as many goals as Suarez in World Cup qualifiers, and there are no easy matches in South American qualifying.
Fancy Suarez to score against England.
He could have a point ! How will he cope with more then one game in a week ???
I’m guessing he ingested something psychedelic earlier in the day and followed up that observation with “….
and I think danny welbeck will win the golden boot”
Roy didnt preform well with any club wheather managing england or liverpool. So speaching against the talent of a player that could do serious damage to him and england is very wrong!
At least Roy can spell…….
silly comment willie
If anything id say Suarez will have England in his sights.
Roy on the other hand is a poor manager with a limited squad, especially up front.
Roy needs a copy of mind games for dummies. He should know Suarez is world class and that he won’t be affected by anything the england manager says. Might work with Ballotelli however
U fool roy, wud u say the same id it was messi r ronaldo, time will spell then end of u
Gobbledygook
I’d say Roy might struggle more than him at at the world cup